It's a Bad Day to Be an Ex-Boyfriend (with Laila Mach)

<p>Welcome back! Today we&#39;re joined by 21-year-old singer-songwriter Laila Mach to talk about her journey from American Idol at 15 to signing her first major record deal at 18. </p><p>We also get into the real stories behind her music, writing songs about exes, situationships, ghosting, getting cheated on, whether friends-to-lovers relationships actually work, and why some of her most popular songs came from some of her most painful experiences. Plus, what Gen-Z really thinks about dating right now.</p><p>Find Laila on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lailamofficial/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram @lailamofficial</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lailamachofficial" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">TikTok @lailamofficial</a>, and listen to her latest release Lying <a href="https://ffm.to/lm-lying?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnP9vm6eWQjiM-vVqfRyjX6dU3XZd_LYp0lY0hLsC82BMxT1-tv4Z3LRID7iQ_aem_wQjlkkP4cKQVd1TuihZg4A&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">on all music platforms</a>.</p><p>Read my latest Substack: ⁠⁠<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mostlydating/p/dating-conversations-to-have-before-you-get-attached?r=iwom&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web">Conversations You Should Always Have Before You Get Too Attached</a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mostlydating/p/how-to-learn-values-early-dating?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>As always, find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mostlydating/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mostlydating⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong>. And if you&#39;re enjoying the pod, please leave a rating &amp; review! </strong></p><p>To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, submit it <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexZefbAzZQVWs_QMjJQ72ZLUJHxZtr2ivRHCFSBa6vcc7L0Q/viewform">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or email carleigh@mostly-dating.com. </p>